The MIR DMC Journal
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from the ground
Occasional dispatches on conditions, properties, and routes across the South Caucasus and Central Asia. Written for the planners who build programs here.
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Secrets of Samarkand
Read the dispatch →: Secrets of SamarkandPerhaps the most well known of Silk Road towns, Samarkand, the fabled oasis on the fringes of the Kyzyl Kum Desert, has been settled since the 6th century BC. Its strategic location between China and the Western world secured…
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Up-and-Coming Uzbekistan: A Local’s 7 Great Reasons To Visit Now
Uzbekistan’s fabled Silk Road gems — Samarkand, Bukhara, and Khiva – with their exquisite Islamic architecture and spellbinding cache of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, have long…
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The Timeless Appeal of the Republic of Georgia
MIR Vice President Annie Lucas has traveled to the Republic of Georgia countless times over the last 25 years and is MIR’s resident Georgia travel expert. …
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Interview with Carla Capalbo: Award-Winning Author of “Tasting Georgia”
Sheltered among the soaring peaks and valleys of the Caucasus Mountains between Europe and Asia, the little republic of Georgia has bee recognized time and time again as…
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What to Pack for Travel Along the Silk Road
Nearly everyone at the MIR office has traveled through several of the countries along the Silk Route. Besides the usual advice about comfortable shoes and…
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Why Travel the Silk Road, and Why Now?
The Silk Road was not a single road; it was a far-flung web of lonely camel tracks leading from the East to the West and…
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Sounds of the Silk Route: Music of the Karakalpaks (video)
In the remote desert region of western Uzbekistan lies the small city of Nukus. It’s here that you’ll find the famous Savitsky Art Museum,…
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Armenian Angels Singing at Geghard Monastery (video)
Carved into the side of a mountain, UNESCO-listed Geghard Monastery is one of the most fascinating monuments in Armenia. In a remote spot beside…
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